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'"v {/i DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING BRYAN HOUSTON MAN A G E R f. S - PAYTON PERSONNEL MANAGER DR. W. P. EDMUNDS COMPANY PHYSICIAN N . S. LLOYD C LAI M AG ENT GRADY B. BELL EDITOR PUB LI CATIONS v /f/ r/#////, June 14, 1955 Dr Robert A. Kehoe, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, fear Doctor Kehoe: On June 2, 1955, one of our service station salesmen (located s^^evolexington, Ohio) died in Grant Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, from an undetermined cause, but temporarily diagnosed as sleeping sickness and inflamation of the brain. This employee had been in our service since December 11, 1929 and v;S taken suddenly ill May 50, 1955,^hich date he was taken to the Grant Hospital by the attending physician. Inas much as a report has reached us to the effect that the relatives of this employee contemplate action against the company on grounds of lead poisoning, which has been supported by Dr. barren, the attending physician, Columbus, Ohio, vre are referring all facts in the case to you for your information- Attached you will find a copy of the death certificate, together with-a letter from our Zanesville Division Manager which are self-explanatory. At this writing v;e do not have any data pertaining to the post mortem examination but will be glad to advise you fully of any further developments. Very truly yours, )JO~\ I. S. PAITOK IS?: IB 2nd:-2 K 0021965 COPY Ho. 445 BOARD OF HEALTH CERTIFICATE OF DEATH Columbus, 0. I. place of Death Counfrfc-^^wCA^r ; Registration District Ho. 3*X. File No.___________ - Township____________ Primary Registration DistrictffVAf 7 Registered No///^ or Village ___________ Ho St.. Lard or City of tength of residence ILna <city or torsi where death occured_____ Yrs._ Hon long in fl.S.. If of foreign birth? ________ Yrs. _______Mos. Mos. JDayE .Days u a ciwj O<3 CO $*& 0) U3 2. Full Name (a) Res PERSONAL & STATISTICAL PARTICULARS Bid deceased serve in U.S. Navy or Army?_________________ _ MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH o. oex 4. Color or Race 5. Single, 21. Date of Death 2~^ 1033 a o >"5 // riSiJl married, Widow ______ Month, day, aifd year. jed. Divorced 22. I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I 7?7<fL4MLe^( ............ <(>--- ---------------------------------- 5a.If married, vddov/ed, or divorced attended deceased from 77?So 19 3S to '' lu. '-t'/ jtyJZ.10 33, deathfis said HUSBAND (or) LIFE of to hhve occurred on the date stated above at // 0-- - m. 6. Date of birth (month, day, and yea^ -7, /?0 4 f 7. AiGE Years c m1 _* _ Months ! Days / J^ - . --x*__n i _ The PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF DEATH and related causes of importance in order of onset were as follows: Date of Onse So fC --ij 'j of 7/0rk donrc, as spinner, lavyer,, etc. /F.-f /? -c / L^ZrLSl^Ct^rT^t' * l iS <*. *(J! , a9* Industry or business in which v/ork .Swas done as saw mill, bank, etc. o &-<3? d-4>. related to principal cause: plO. Date deceased lest worked at this ^occupation (month and year) /tistTcSn 72 -y-Z ^7TU,y So, . /?33 11. Totel time(years) spent in this -tPn occupation _____ _____ Mass of operation Date of That test confirmed diagnosis? O o sao 12. BIRTHPLACE >7s^/tZ- Yias there an autopsy? ______________ T-. ,>J o V. X*P -v ol3. Name '-SI4. Birtholacec >/?w/' 25. If death was due to external causes (violence) fill In also the following: .Accident, suicide, or homicide? -pV\ Date of injury........ ........ .......- There die; Sa n 15. Malden Name .16. Birt Palace ~7dLcvy/ injury o c cur? . Specify whether injury occurred in indu __i x, "o______ ______________________ = 17. The. signal; tiaZer ao *cpo o AHd address_ O -p 18. Burial, cremation or removal in home, or in public olace. 37 Manner oi injury_ -rT_ A Mature of injury. 24. Was disease or injury in any way ole ceSlu^' n rSi-A- Date A, /<?3S reeulaataeeda twoo occccuuppaa/etionn of deceased?/?,*^ 19. Undertaker 77/J tef^r-nASt - ^^Aaa.&. If SO, SpeCifYo^^^C- Address (Signed) Qa~r7 aRgy 7v- ZcJ &A 'Is. M, 19a. Das body embalmed r^.Embalmer' s Nc (Address) ______________________________ o 3.472. A, 20. Filed- 3 19^5 hW- /X-/,, F Registrar .f, 4h. N 24375.01 K 0021966 Mr. I. 3. Payton Mr. ft. P. Erwin COPY June 8, 1933 New Lexington, Ohio oar: Further to our letter of Juno 3, under the above subject], we attach hereto newspaper clipping taken from the Zanesville Signal issue of Saturday, June 3rd, regardin death. V'e also attach hereto certified copy of the death certificate which we have just received from the Fisher Service 'Company of Columbus, Ohio, under takers who took care of the embalming. You will notice on the medical certificate of death side that Enciphalitis is shown as the principal cause of death, but below this in Parenthesis they show "Cause undetermined, analysis being made". Under clause 25 you will note tr ~y have shown this death due to an accident, further showing that it ray be a case of lead poisoning. Under clause 24 they show that there is . possibility of lead poisoning. It came to us through a round-about way when we were securing the proof of death forms regarding this death, last Friday, In the form of a rumor that Emerson Wegner, a brother who is at the present time City Solicitor on the city of New Lexington, was the instigator of an investigation to determine whether or not this death was due to lead poisoning. It seems that there has been two deaths of other filling station attendants in New Lexington, during the past winter, which various people have made the statement were due to lead poisoning. 17e put this up in talking to him last FFtriday in an indirect manner, trying to have him definitely say to us whether he was of the opinion that a lead poisoning could have caused this death, but he would not make sny mention of the fact at that time, so natur ally it was carried as only a rumor. To be definitely sure of cur position we requested him to get us a certified copy of the death certificate at that time, which we have just received this morning from the Fisher Service Company of Columbus, Ohio. Nothing definite has been obtained from this analysis matter to date that we have heard from, but we will follow this matter very closely in case should decide to bring action against the Standard oCnJompany^eTtner directly or indirectly, regarding this point. If there is anything further you wish us to advise you on re garding this, please let us know and We will attempt to do so at once. In this connection, the widow, has not as yet decided how she wants to receive the insurance money and for that reason we are unable to advise you regarding that point as yet. V,e will keep you informed of any further developments. Yours very truly. K* 002196 AO . . r i\ - uros 5 N 24375.02